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{{Short description|Sausage wrapped in pastry}}
{{about|the dish of sausage wrapped in dough|the dish of sausage wrapped in bacon|Pigs in blankets|the cabbage-based dish|cabbage roll}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox food
| name            = Pigs in a blanket
| image           = American pigs in blankets.jpg
| caption         = 
| alternate_name  = 
| country         = United States
| region          = 
| creator         = 
| course          = [[Hors d'oeuvre]]
| type            = [[Sausage]] wrapped in [[pastry]]
| served          = 
| main_ingredient = [[Cocktail sausage]], [[hot dog]], or other sausage, crescent rolls or other pastry
| variations      = Filled with cheese
| calories        = 
| other           = 
| commons         = Category:Pigs in a blanket (United States)
}}

In the United States, '''pigs in a blanket''' are small hot dogs or other sausages individually wrapped in pastry. It is commonly served as an appetizer.

== Ingredients and preparation ==
In the United States the term "pigs in a blanket" typically refers to [[hot dog]]s in [[croissant]] [[dough]], but may include [[Vienna sausage]]s, cocktail or breakfast/link [[sausages]] baked inside [[biscuit (bread)|biscuit]] dough or croissant dough. American cookbooks from the 1800s have recipes for "little pigs in blankets",<ref>{{cite web |title=The Universal Cookery Book: Practical Recipes for Household Use, by Gertrude Strohm |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pd8oAAAAYAAJ&dq=%22pigs+in+blankets%22&pg=PA53 |website=Google Books |access-date=25 December 2021|last1 = Strohm|first1 = Gertrude|year = 1887}}</ref> but this is a rather different dish of oysters rolled in bacon similar to [[angels on horseback]]. The modern version can be traced back to at least 1940, when a [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] cookbook lists "Pork Sausage Links (Pigs) in Blankets".<ref>{{citation |title=War Department Technical Manual | volume = 10 | edition = 412 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TscIAQAAIAAJ&dq=%22pigs+in+blankets%22&pg=PA115 |via=Google Books |date = 1940|access-date=25 December 2021}}</ref>

The dough is sometimes homemade, but canned dough is most common. [[Pancake]] dough is also sometimes used, although this combination is more commonly served like a [[corn dog]] and sold as a [[pancake on a stick]]. The larger variety is served as a quick and easy main course or a light meal (particularly for children) at lunch or supper while the smaller version is served as an appetizer. In [[Texas]], kolaches or [[klobasnek]]s are a similar dish which originates from [[Czech Republic|Czech]] immigrants. The meat or savory part, often a sausage but not always, is wrapped in kolache dough and not croissant dough. This dish in [[Texas]] is most commonly referred to as "kolache", although traditional Czech-style [[kolaches]] are a sweet dish, not a savory dish.<ref name="Johnston2018">{{cite web|url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/food/not-sweet-not-kolache-klobasnek/|last=Johnston|first=Abby|title=If It's Not Sweet, It's Not a Kolache—It's a Klobasnek|work=Texas Monthly|date=September 2018|access-date=December 5, 2022}}</ref>

== Serving ==
[[File:Bowl of Pigs in a Blanket.jpg|thumb|A bowl of pigs in a blanket]]
Smaller versions of the dish are commonly served as an appetizer or [[hors d'oeuvre]], sometimes with a [[Mustard (condiment)|mustard]] or [[aioli]] dipping sauce, or are accompanied by other foods during the [[main course]].{{Cn|date=October 2022}}

==Similar dishes==
[[File:SausageBun.jpg|thumb|A sausage bun (''cheung jai baau'') from Hong Kong]]
The cuisines of a number of countries have similar dishes under a variety of names.

In [[Belgium]], this is a traditional dish from the city of [[Namur]], where it is called ''avisance''. Historically it was a sausage or sausage meat in bread dough, replaced nowadays with puff pastry.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gastronomie-wallonne.be/gastro/plats/avisance_namur.html|title=recettes: Plat principal: Avisance de Namur |publisher=www.gastronomie-wallonne.be|access-date=2019-11-27}}</ref>

In [[Denmark]], [[Norway]], and [[Sweden]], a hot dog wrapped in bread is called a ''fransk hot dog'' ({{lit|french hot dog}}).<ref>{{cite web | url = https://skandibaking.com/franske-hotdogs-french-hot-dogs/ | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20220915013803/https://skandibaking.com/franske-hotdogs-french-hot-dogs/ | archivedate = 2022-09-15 | title = Franske Hotdogs ("French" Hot Dogs) | date = 2021-07-16 | website = Skandibaking }}</ref> The name is a reference to the bread's similarity to a [[baguette]]. In Denmark and Norway, American-style pigs in a blanket are known as {{Lang|da|pølsehorn}}, meaning "sausage horns".

The German {{Lang|de|Würstchen im Schlafrock}} ("sausage in a dressing gown") uses sausages wrapped in [[puff pastry]]<ref name="Germany">[http://www.daskochrezept.de/rezepte/wuerstchen-im-schlafrock_3055.html Würstchen im Schlafrock] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305104245/http://www.daskochrezept.de/rezepte/wuerstchen-im-schlafrock_3055.html |date=5 March 2012 }}. Retrieved 9 September 2008</ref> or, more rarely, pancakes.  Cheese and bacon are sometimes present.

In the Netherlands, {{Interlanguage link|Saucijzenbroodje|nl|Saucijzenbroodje}} is a puff pastry roll filled with seasoned minced meat.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saucijzenbroodjes |url=https://meesterlijkvanrobert.nl/recepten/saucijzenbroodjes/ |access-date=2024-03-05 |website=Meesterlijk van Robèrt |language=nl}}</ref>

In the United Kingdom and Australia, pastry-wrapped sausage meat is known as a [[sausage roll]].

==See also==
{{portal|Food}}
{{div col}}
* [[Bagel dog]]
* [[Corn dog]]
* [[Hot dog]]
* [[Egg in the basket]]
* [[Galette-saucisse]]
* [[Klobasnek]]
* [[Pepperoni roll]]
* [[Sausage roll]]
* [[List of bread dishes]]
* [[List of sausage dishes]]
* [[List of stuffed dishes]]
* [[Toad in the hole]]
{{div col end}}

==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071020152554/http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/ah/2006/6/2006_6_19.shtml Retro Shack: The Hot Dog Goes Haute]

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